The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-11
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married"
BAT you love me-" l cried, "an9
you do not love the man you are go
ing to marry. You will break yOui
own heart in breaking mine." The
minutes flew, | do not know how
many, while agony and bliss trem
bled in equipoise, and hope and de.
spair chased each other, and wrestleo
above the balance.
"No, no." she said, family, but only
her lips spoke, her heart refused not
mo, no." but the struggle was over.
"No, no." but in another second J
should have clasped her in my arms
and kissed her passlonately, when the
wand OF fate for good or evil was
waved suddenly with tragic force, anc
the battle was drawn.
There were footballs on the stars;
second or two later the door opened,
and her mother entered, pale, gentl9
and kindly-looking. At first her lace
was reproachful; then, as her quick
glance met Alice's, it became sur
prised, concerned; and n second later
thought-a swift, precious though!
that she looked pleased. / iounc
out aiterward she was pleased.
One afternoon in the previous spring
when Alice was saying goodbye
at the door to one OF her pupils, Q
little girl of whom she was very fond
q gentleman passing-designedly al
the time-walted few moments al
the gate, giving a smile OF recognition
to the child, and enjoying undlsguls
edly the sweet display OF effectior
which the little pupil threw into hel
adieu. A minute after, the child put
her hand into his and chattingly went
along with him.
That was Philip Yewburton, my
rival, n man OF whom Mrs. Ashbury
knew hardly anything, except-un'
mistakable facts-that he was pos
sessed of extensive means, and was
making very protracted stay at the
In. oerial-protracted she afterwarc
concluded, on account of Alice.
The little girl, whom the doctors had
ordered to Westmouth for the winter,
was staying with her mother at the
same hotel Thus Mr. Iewburton hao
become acquainted with them, and
soon managed, in the furtherance o.
his designs to establish very agreea
BILE intimacy with little Lucy Winchat.
The incident on the afternoon i have
alluded to, followed by one or two
similar occurrences, was eclipsed III
the course of u week or so by the
meeting of Alice and Mr.. YewburtoI
in Mrs. Wirchat's rooms. =.
This opportunity for possible IN
timacy was improved by Mr.. Iewbur
ton most advantageously in Otter
taking his little friend for a lesson
and still oftener in calling for her wheI
it was over j.,
All this time, imperceptibly at first
| suppose then faster and faster al
the charm OF Alice fascinated and EN-
thralled him-he was falling III love
And Alice-it seems that she was, too
The man was handsome, agreeable
and well of.
Well Off Forbcar sneering, reader
if you are inclined to sneer. Alice hat
snffered something from "the Sing
and arrows of outrageous fortune.
She had eaten the bread OF povert.
after her palate had grown accustome'
to n very different diet. But her owl
poverty was not Aice's chiefreilection
Her mother was poor, very poor, AM
growing old And what was /? wa
not worth q thought; though l wa
not treated according to merit, l re
ceived at that time many u thought
many an anxious, yearnlng, torglyln
thought. But time receded Mr.. Iew
burton advanced; ] was silent; an
Allce's H. art was lost and won.
One afternoon in April Mr.. Iewbui
ton called ostensibly for Lucy Win
chat, after being well assured tina
Lucy had left ten minutes ago. Tn
violin was on the table, and Alice
lovely and serene, was sitting befor
the little flickeriag fire alone.
After quarter OF an hour passe
in sweet converse, he took M the vic
lin. so
"Would you have me for a pupil?
he asked.
"You are too DID," said Alice.
could never teach you"
| "Pm only thirty" he laughed, IAN
Won could leach me easily, knowyo
could. Now try. How do you hol
) the thing?"
' "There were smiles, there was laugl
) ter, and the room was filling wit
= love. 81,
From one to the other passed Il
violin, now under Alice's chin, elegan
| ", exquisitely held (ah, how | use
Q to gaze at her in that lovely attitude
r now clumsily-ridiculously-l Il
, hands OF her eager pupil.
: "Therel there!" she cried, now yo
have it indeed" =.
g Alice looked at him, looked wit
Z lnnnhinr ewes fnll OF admiration. bl